Amy R. Peloff

Seattle, WA 98122
206/854-4378 • [email protected]

Education

Ph.D. (Women Studies) 2011, University of Washington
Dissertation: Unexpected Feminisms: How Popular Culture Brought Feminism Beyond the Movement
M.P.A. (Public Administration) 1999, Virginia Commonwealth University
B.A. (American Studies) 1994, College of William and Mary

Experience

Principal, Long and Short Creative, LLC
August 2015–Present

Provide web, logo, and print design for small businesses and non-profits, as well as artists, performers, and scholars.
Manage accounting processes, client cultivation, and marketing for small firm.

Speakers Bureau Presenter, Humanities Washington
Dec 2016–Present

Offer a multimedia and interactive presentation on “Feminism and Popular Culture,” providing an accessible way to learn about feminism and how to critically “read” popular media.
Focus on highlighting both diversity within feminism and in the State of Washington through talk content and by working with diverse populations across the state.

Affiliate Faculty, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Department and Comparative History of Ideas Program, University of Washington
2010–Present

Teach courses both on-campus and abroad 2010 (India), 2012 (Cuba), 2015/2017 (The Netherlands)
Develop pre-departure and on-site curriculum for study abroad programs for University of Washington students in collaboration with co-directors and local site-based community partners.
Create and manage self-sustaining budgets that covered personnel, housing, travel, and field trip expenses for each program.

Assistant Director, Comparative History of Ideas (CHID) Program, University of Washington
Autumn 2004–September 2015

Program Leadership: Provided day-to-day leadership of an innovative interdisciplinary undergraduate academic program with over 200 declared majors. Wrote initial drafts of mission and value statements for collaborative review, produced annual assessment reports, and spearheaded curricular initiatives.
Human Resources Responsibilities: Advertised, interviewed, and hired for open staff positions; made recommendations for hiring of temporary instructional positions; organized national faculty searches; supervised staff; troubleshot personnel issues; acted as liaison to the Safe Campus Office, the Office of Student Life, and Campus Police, as needed.
Financial Responsibilities: Managed departmental budgets; provided revenue and expense projections; managed biennial budget cycles; oversaw all departmental purchasing.
Communications Responsibilities: Oversaw redesign of program website; performed updates and created content for program website; designed and maintained individual course websites; created and monitored undergraduate listserv; designed, updated, and edited program marketing materials.
Development Responsibilities: Met regularly with program director and divisional development officers to create development plans; created written materials for development office; supervised undergraduate fundraising events; nurtured potential donor relationships with alumni and community members.
Event Planning Responsibilities: Acted as primary administrative contact for CHID events, including film screenings and workshops; quarterly program-wide potlucks; annual graduation ceremony; and periodic lectures and receptions ranging in audience size of 10 to 500. Organized program retreats and faculty/staff training workshops.
General Administrative Responsibilities: Created a community-centered environment for students, staff, and employees; organized and facilitated faculty and staff meetings; provided content for and advice on grant proposals; assessed changing technology requirements; and performed equipment inventory.
Academic Responsibilities: Taught courses as needed and/or as desired; advised instructors on course content and pedagogy; advised undergraduate senior theses and independent studies; performed general undergraduate advising as needed to supplement undergraduate advisor.

Freelance Graphic Designer
1996–2015

Academic Counselor, Comparative History of Ideas Program, University of Washington
Summer 2002–Summer 2004

Graduate Student Instructor, Women Studies Department, Comparative History of Ideas Program, and Honors Program, University of Washington
Fall 1999–Spring 2011

University and Departmental Service

DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) Summer Study Faculty Workshop
Financial Management Administrative Controls Team
Humanities Shared Services Lean Team (tasked with designing efficient processes to improve workflows across the Humanities division through the establishment of a shared services office)
2007—2015: Mary Gates Leadership Scholar Selection Committee
CHID Curriculum Committee
CHID Scholarship Committee
Spring 2006: Facilitated the CHIDposium, a symposium on CHID’s philosophy and practices

Honors and Awards

Nominated for the Distinguished Staff Award, 2014
Nominated for the Distinguished Staff Award as part of the CHID staff team, 2006
Co-investigator, President’s Diversity Appraisal Implementation Fund, University of Washington, “Comparative Exploration of Diversity: Interdisciplinary Knowledges and Personal Engagements” (along with Jeanette Bushnell, Phillip Thurtle, and Georgia Roberts, Comparative History of Ideas, University of Washington), 2005
Margaret Storrs Grierson Travel-to-Collections Award from the Sophia Smith Collection and the Smith College Archives at Smith College, 2004
Doman Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2001
Outstanding Master of Public Administration Student Award, April 2000

Selected Talks and Panel Participation

“This Bridge Called My Vacuum: Creating Space for Housewives in Second Wave Feminism,” The Summit at First Hill, March 9, 2017.
“‘Now I’m the One That’s Cool’: Defining/Historicizing Geek Feminism,” Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, March 25, 2016.
“This Bridge Called My Vacuum: Creating Space for Housewives in Second Wave Feminism,” The Woman’s Century Club, March 20, 2015.
Panel Discussion: “Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: How Feminism Has Changed Pop Culture” GeekGirlCon, October 20, 2013.
Panel Discussion: “Feminist Geek Culture,” Viking-Con, May 11, 2013, with Jennifer K. Stuller and Jessica Obrist.
“Adaptation,” MetaMovies Film Festival by the Seattle International Film Festival, January 21, 2013.
“Women in Space and Time Panel,” Opening of the Icons of Science Fiction Exhibit at EMP Museum, June 8, 2012, with Rachelle Abellar, Lindsay Belle Chambers, and Erica McGillivray.
“Harlots & Heroines: Images of Women in Media and Pop Culture,” Think and Drink by Humanities Washington, May 9, 2012, with Jennifer K. Stuller and Marcie Sillman.